GREEN ENTERPRIZE
Innovation and Development in ZIMBABWE
Achieving sustainable, productive green jobs through skills development, entrepreneurship promotion and responsible business practices.
The Innovation Challenge
in a nutshell:
- 2nd edition 2019
- 2 regional competitions
- 9 award categories
- 54 prizes
- Networking and business opportunities
Green-oriented
enterprises are the future
of Zimbabwe’s economy
Ensuring businesses stay competitive in the global economy
Transitioning to
greener ways
of working
Securing the
well-being of people
and the planet
DISCOVER OUR STORIES
Through the eyes of our journalists, photographers, and storytellers.
Zimbabwe artists connect art, work, and sustainability20200304084751
Zimbabwe artists connect art, work, and sustainability
March 4, 2020
From poetry to mixed media, from rural to urban, these are Zimbabwe’s freshest...
SIMUKA-PHAKAMA, Join our 2019 Innovation Challenge!20190905135112
SIMUKA-PHAKAMA, Join our 2019 Innovation Challenge!
September 5, 2019
The Innovation Challenge is a platform for green enterprise innovation and devel...
Zimbabwe Sunshine Group cleans up and gives back20190710165409
Zimbabwe Sunshine Group cleans up and gives back
July 10, 2019
Ronny Mbaisa and Cliff Chivanga grew their waste management business from the sh...
Small loans close big gaps in Zimbabwe20190710103509
Small loans close big gaps in Zimbabwe
July 10, 2019
Ethel Mupambwa founded a microfinance institution to fight gender inequality and...
Cloth diapers save money—and the environment20190710102429
Cloth diapers save money—and the environment
July 10, 2019
Elizabeth Nyamunda sewed cloth diapers for her children. Then, she discovered a ...
“We can contribute, no matter how small”20190710100622
“We can contribute, no matter how small”
July 10, 2019
Piwai Chikasha and Takudzwa Chipadza are engineers by training, development prof...
Fast Forward Competition for the Arts20190625145031
Fast Forward Competition for the Arts
June 25, 2019
Artists have supported ILO campaigns to promote decent work since the founding o...
Meet the entrepreneurs working to green Zimbabwe’s economy20190516104421
Meet the entrepreneurs working to green Zimbabwe’s economy
May 16, 2019
Small- and medium-sized business owners are pushing Zimbabwe toward a greener,mo...
First Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony celebrates local entrepreneurs20180517093035
First Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony celebrates local entrepreneurs
May 17, 2018
Small business owners are greening Zimbabwe’s economy from the ground up....
AREAS OF WORK
Green enterPRIZE aims to create green jobs by encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises to adopt sustainable production processes
and tap into the potential of a greener economy.
